.44 Magnum Rifle Load

[STORMINORMAN]

boatbum101:

re: your QL data (info?) of 12gr of 800-X for a Nosler 240gr JSP (one of my old favorites, BTW), Hodgdons shows a "null" (?) START load and then a MAX of 14.2 for 800-X @ 1415fps with 39,600cup, the highest pressure shown using a 240gr Nosler JHP. From a reloading standpoint I don't think the bullet design should matter...?

This was also @ 1.600" vs your 1.580": I don't see how +2.2gr & -0.020" jibes with the QL data (info?). It would certainly still be a HEAVY LOAD, none the less.

Cheers!

P.S. Hogdons 23gr START load of 296 gets you there with a whole Hades of a lot less pressure! And that's from an 8.275" barrel: that 240gr @ 1400 fps from a pistol should relate to considerably more from a rifle/carbine.

 

[kenjen]

Oh no not hardly. Don't own a chronograph do you

Yes I do own a chronograph, as I said ''a round'' 2000fps my accrual readings are 1750 to 1800fps out of my Winchester 94.(Sorry for exaggerating) and with a lighter bullet (180-200gr.) I know I can reach it.

 

[Imissedagain]

Yes I do own a chronograph, as I said ''a round'' 2000fps my accrual readings are 1750 to 1800fps out of my Winchester 94.(Sorry for exaggerating) and with a lighter bullet (180-200gr.) I know I can reach it.

Do they make jacketed 44 bullets for those velocities?
I bought the kids a 16" '94AE not long ago.
Thx
RT

 

[WR Moore]

boatbum101:

From a reloading standpoint I don't think the bullet design should matter...?

Jacket material, thickness and hardness, core hardness and bearing length of bullet against the barrel can all affect resistance to being driven down the bore. As can location of the crimp groove (how much case room the bullet takes up), if any. All of which can affect load data even assuming same bullet diameter.

If you're somewhere in the middle of the load data for a given bullet/caliber, it shouldn't make all that much difference. OTOH, if you're near the upper end of the load data it can make a big difference.

In Re: 2000 f/s-someone was making a 180 gr bullet for that velocity at one time. You might contact the various manufacturers for further info.

 

[Engineer1911]

Get a bigger target. At 25 yards, hits in the black on a 25 yard pistol target centered on your backer should still be on a 24" wide X 48" high target at 100 yards. There are no penalties for bringing too much target unlike not bringing enough gun.